Opera House Ordered Closed Amid Safety Fears
City council moved to shut the Opera House within eight weeks after building inspector Daly cited a weak floor and unsafe crowding. Chief Hatchur said the venue is unfit for entertainment and could become a death trap in a fire. Mayor Spencer and Aldermen urged immediate action to protect public safety.
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J. E. Daly
Patie
Hatchur
Spencer
Ald
Evang
Johnston
McClellan
One of Eriedmann's Marvelous Cures
Montreal report on Miss Mary Dubois a 20 year old TB patient confined to bed four months who after Dr Freidmann treatment last week can walk eat and move about with swellings disappeared doctors call the case marvelous and nearly cured
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Montreal
Mary Dubois
Freidmann
Buchanan presses for western railway line construction
Ottawa March 18 Hon W A Buchanan Medicine Hat urged the minister of railways Frank Cochran to begin building the Mer rifield Lethbridge branch. He said settlers crowded the area waiting for the road and warned many farmers would leave without a railroad this year. He cited petitions from about 700 farmers and grain production potential in the district.
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Ottawa
W. A. Buchanan
Medicine Hat
Wm. Sharpe
Lisgar
Frank Cochrane
Merrifield-Lethbridge
Mr. Buchanan
Buchanan
Crow’s Nest
Coutts
C.P.R
Murdered King Was at Saloniki for Political Reasons
London reports the Greek king’s long stay at Saloniki from November toMarch aimed at securing Greece’s permanent occupation interests. He hosted King Ferdinand of Bulgaria and moved about with minimal escort, narrowly escaping danger and preparing for a jubilee amid national unrest and threats to Crete and relations with Turkey.
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Saloniki
London
Greece
Barly
Athens
Ferdinand
Igaria
Highwayman Sentenced After Vancouver Capture
John Hinds, an American highwayman, captured red handed by a Vancouver policeman Monday morning, was sentenced to one year.
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Vancouver
B. C
John Hinds
Liberals hold caucus on Ottawa House disruption
Liberal members met for two hours to discuss the Friday midnight incident in the house. They consider a motion of censure against the Speaker if no other method allows full discussion. Opposition wary but prepared to act depending on government moves.
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Ottawa
Ont
H. R. Emmerson
Offer to pay for spur extension presented to council
A letter from C Hollinger A M Grace and R Agnew owners of western land offered 30000 toward a spur line from the Ogilvie mills terminus to the west industrial site near the exhibition grounds. The gift is ear marked solely for the spur and the matter was referred to the industrial committee for agreement terms.
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City ‘Council
Messrs. C., Hollinger
A. M. Grace
R. Agnew
Ogilvie Mills
Exhibition Grounds
Lethbridge City Caps Capital Expenditure Plan
City officials outline a capital expenditure program focusing on infrastructure and public works. Details mention funding allocations and project priorities set to guide budget decisions this year.
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Ee Hell
Lethbridge
Ssnou Sce
Legislature Winds Up Week as Redistribu tion Bill Looms
Edmonton March 19 the legislature presses to prorogue with redistribution legislation advancing. The house will sit through the afternoon and night to push the redistribution bill and, if needed, reconvene Saturday or Monday to avoid opposition. The government plans an election within eight weeks.
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Edmonton
Incinerator Urged by Sanitary Inspector Lawe
A letter read at the city council meeting from Sanitary Inspector Lawe urged establishing an incinerator to destroy garbage now hauled to the nuisance ground. He warned of disease risk from scavenging residents and animals eating waste, urging immediate committee report.
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Sanitary
Lawe
Lane
License and Police Committee
Greek assassin Schinas linked to anarchist past
New York report says Aleko Schinas, blamed for King George of Greece’s murder, was educated and an admitted anarchist. Consul Botassi cites Greeks who recall his grudge against the king after a whiskey-business venture at Volos was shut down by the government.
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New York
Aleko Schinas
George of
Greece
Demetrios N
Botassi
Schinas
A. Pehod
Volo
Friedmann Patients Show Improvement in March Report
New York report notes marked improvement among Friedmann's patients as cases tied to his controversial methods appear to stabilize. Medical observers report overall positive trends and cautious optimism for continued recovery.
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New York
The
Tate
Banque International Shares Transferred to Home Bank of Canada
Montreal shareholders meeting of the Banque International approved transferring their shares to the Home Bank of Canada under the terms already agreed, marking a major consolidation in the banking sector.
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Montreal
Banque International
Home Bank of Canada
Democratic tariff bill completed by Ways and Means
The Democratic Ways and Means Committee finished a general tariff bill covering all schedules. It proposes free sugar, free lumber, and free farm products with a steep cut in steel and iron duties and less than a half cent duty on oranges, nuts, raisins, and wines, affecting California.
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Washington
Ways and Means
Government Printing Office
Underwood
Ways and Means Committee
California
Wilson
Constantine Crowned Idol of the Greeks Amid War Triumphs
London dispatch notes Crown Prince Constantine ascends to the Greek throne amid peak popularity earned by battlefield victories in Macedonia and the Janina capture. Once accused of cowardice in 1897 Turkish war, he resigned in 1909 during a royal army revolt but later regained public favor through wartime successes and a proposed equestrian statue.
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London
Constantine
Greece
Macedonia
Janina
Military League
BBC
Official message of King's death shocks Greece
Athens March 19 The foreign minister sent a message to Greek diplomats abroad announcing the assassination of the king at Saloniki while he walked at 5 o'clock yesterday He died half an hour later The message says Greece and Macedonia are stunned by the attack on their beloved victorious king valued by all.
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Athens
Saloniki
Greece
Macedonia
Turkish Victory at Tchatalja War Front Reported
Constantinople reports a twenty four hour battle along the Tchatalja lines where Ottoman forces offensive operations drove Bulgarians from trenches and captured heights. Casualties are described as heavy on both sides with two Turkish aeroplanes reconnoitering and signaling movements to the commander.
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Constantinople
Tchatalja
Sivaskeni
Kalifakeli
New Seats Formed in New Territory and Old Constituencies Re arranged
Edmonton March 19 Premier Sifton introduced Redistribution Bill in legislature. Plan adds sixteen seats for total fifty five and elects fifty six members with Edmonton as one constituency. Calgary split into North South Centre while Strathcona becomes South Edmonton. Redcliff and Little Bow created from Medicine Hat areas. Warner Edson and Edson divisions redefine boundaries including Stoney and Innisfail regions. Continued on page next.
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Edmonton
Sifton
Calgary
Centre
Gleichen
Okotoks
Strathcona
South Edmonton
Bow Valley
Warn
Ion
Alexandra
Warner
Betwee
Edson
Stoney Deer
Innisfail
Assassination of the King of Greece in Saloniki
King George of Greece was shot while walking in Saloniki by a Greek assassin who gave his name as Liliekid Behinas. The king died within thirty minutes after being wounded in the heart. Prince Nicholas and officers rushed to the hospital as the city reeled from the blow.
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Saloniki
George
Greece
Mintality
Lilekid ‘Behinas
Rancoudis
Schinaas
Papafion
Prince Nicholas
Nicholas
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City
Eriedmann
South Country
Turkey
Sprouse
City Council
Friedmann
Fanina
Alberta
Tghatalja
London Township
Pope
Brandon
Ney Post
Hellenes
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